Guild files unfair labor practice against Times Union
The Albany Newspaper Guild, Local 31034, TNG-CWA, filed an unfair labor practice charge on Thursday Jan. 3, 2025, with the National Labor Relations Board against the Times Union.
The charge comes from the Times Union failing to respond to information requests made by the Guild regarding the health insurance plans and failing to respond to a request by the Guild for a meeting to discuss changes in health insurance coverage.
“It appears the Times Union acted to circumvent provisions of health insurance sections in our contract. The Executive Board has decided we cannot accept this and we are fighting back,” President Ken Crowe said.
Times Union Publisher George Hearst was informed by Guild attorney Michael Melick that the charge has been filed.
An NLRB agent contacted the Guild Friday and has opened an investigation.
Approved for posting; KCCII, 1/5/25
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The NLRB? Good luck! Here’s the latest from the Detroit Free Press:
Jennifer Abruzzo dropped a warning of sorts in her departure note from her post as general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.
She had been removed by President Donald Trump, part of what some called a purge of key officials the returning president made at both the NLRB and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Those moves have been painted by critics as an attempt to hobble both agencies because it left them without the necessary quorums to fully conduct business.
Abruzzo, in her note Tuesday, said there’s no putting the “genie back in the bottle” as she touted her team’s efforts helping workers realize collective gains from their employers.